English
objurgatory
Objurgatory comes from Latin obiūrgātōrius, from obiūrgō ‘to rebuke’, and ultimately from agō ‘to pursue, discuss’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEagō‘to pursue, discuss’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūs‘right, law’compounding form of agō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūrgō‘dispute, chide’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEobiūrgō‘to rebuke’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEobiūrgātōrius
- Englishearliest quotation 1644objurgatory
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEagō‘to pursue, discuss’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūs‘right, law’compounding form of agō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūrgō‘dispute, chide’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEobiūrgō‘to rebuke’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEobiūrgātōrius
- Englishearliest quotation 1644objurgatory
Earliest quotation: 1644, Anthony Burgess, The Magistrates Commission from Heaven: “it is a place that is quoted out of…”
Linked words
through Latin agō ‘to pursue, discuss’
act, action, active, agency, activity, actual, agent, actor, agenda, examine, examination, activate, ambiguous, enact, agile, ambiguity, agility, squat, assay, agitation, radium, cogent, actuator, actuation, inexact, exigent, redact, actuate, 96 more
through Latin iūs ‘right, law’
justice, judge, juice, judgment, judicial, preach, prejudice, judiciary, predicament, jus, predicate, judicious, adjudicate, judicature, 14 more
Today it means
adj Strongly rebuking or scolding.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin agō / objurgatory